your brain. and it can change. and that is so exciting. >> larry: finally, cara? >> that's for me, too. i think the real holy grail for people with neuroscience is how does consciousness, how does our mind come from brain. >> larry: thanks to all of you for a great hour. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com drugged for sex. that's what police say happened to a dozen young women at a party. at least one suspect caught in the act when cops arrived. update moments away. time is running out. in a good way for those 33 miners trapped for months. late today, we learned their freedom may only be days away, even sooner than expected. we're live tonight in chile. and a dating website really like none other. it caters to not so pretty people, the so-called ugly

schmucks. it's having a lot of success for users who say they are lonely no more. we're going to begin tonight in north korea. the reclusive secretive country is right now holding a huge and unpress department public spectacle in the capital. north korea is only the size of mississippi, but it is a nuclear power with one of the largest militaries in the world. more than 1 million people in uniform. pyongyang is constantly a thorn in washington's side. cnn is there live, which is extremely rare. our elena choi joins us live. this is all about the success of power from kim jung il to kim jung-une. >> reporter: a good morning from pyongyang, north korea. we in the center of kim ill sung square named for the founder of north korea. and what you are witnessing

right here behind me is what's being billed as the largest military parade in that country's history. it is officially the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling workers party of north korea. it is also a national holiday. but in effect, what this really is, is an elaborate coming-out party for the man, the heir apparent, the man who will become the next leader of north korea, kim jungun. he is the young son of the ailing leader kim jong-il. a little about what is happening today, security is incredibly tight. there were numerous check points. even our government binders were checked. just to give you an idea, don, my notebook and my pen were checked. so security is tight. you're not allowed into this square without an invitation from the government. but having said that, this is an extraordinary sight here in pyongyang. there is no other way to describe it. some 100,000 people, members of

the elite north korean society are here, as well there is an international delegation. and it is extraordinary to see some of the western failses in the crowd as well. but most important, the two most important guests here today, don kim jong-il, the leader of north korea and his son, the heir apparent just to my right and above me. just an extraordinary site here in pyongyang today. >> elena, can you describe to our viewers what it was like before kim jong-il and his son arrived. we're fascinated by this. it was dead silence, wasn't it? >> reporter: it is an extraordinary sight here. i have to tell you, don, in the west, we have seen a video over the years of military parades. but to actually witness it here in person, i must tell you, is

quite a sight. it is just perfectly choreographed. the troops, both men and women, all branches of the military, marching in lock step, goosestepping, if you will. just an incredible sight. and what you see behind me is a show of the military might in terms of hardware, if you will. the missiles rolling behind me. the tanks, the shoulder-fired rockets. it is just an incredible sight. keep in mind, north korea is the size of mississippi, yet it has the largest standing armies in the world. a population of just 24 million people. and more than 1 million of them are in the army. so just an extraordinary sight, don. what is so extraordinary as well about this time in north korean history is that we're witnessing what will eventually be a

transition of power. for the first time in communist history, we will see the torch passed, if you will, from first grandfather to his son, kim jong-il, and then from kim jong-il to his son, the third generation, kim jong-un. what's incredible is we know very little about this young man. we don't even know his age. he's said to be between 27 and 28 years old. we believe he was schooled for a time as a teen in switzerland. and that he knows some english, german and french. he's said to have a fondness for basketball. and mike al jordan, james bond and jean-claude van dam. but will that translate into western policies. will north korea open up, if you will, under his rule. by all accounts, the answer to that question is no. he will be watched very closely by elders in the government, re jept

gents if you will. he's said to be a chip off the old block, a spitting image of his grandfather. and very similar in body and personality to his father. so a lot of questions remain about what north korea will look like under his rule. but clearly, don, a very important time in north korean history. >> elena cho with a rare live broadcast from pyongyang, north korea. stay tuned to cnn all weekend as we watch this transition of power in north korea. make sure you stay tuned. we want to go now to another developing story out of chile where officials are saying wednesday could be the day, could be the day when the first of 33 trapped miners returns to the surface. carl penhaul describes the joy when the drill finally broke through. >> reporter: this bell sounds the moment. 8:05 a.m. this is the final countdown to the time they'll be reunited with their loved ones. they must be happy, just look at

us up here. imagine how they must feel this miner's wife says. this 8-year-old hugs a flag dedicated to his miner granddad. when the mine collapsed, i shouted, god, why has this happened to me. i've been a good boy. i didn't deserve this. i didn't think there was any hope, he says, but the bell chime stirs new hope inside little brian. he has the words ready to welcome granddad home. i love you, papito, he says. brian's grandma is celebrating, too. when the mine caved in on august 5th, no one knew if the 33 were alive. but 17 days later, a test probe located them. it came back to the surface with this letter from mario gomez to

his wife. deer lila, i'm okay, thanks to god. i hope to get out soon. be patient and have faith. we will make it out. we will be happy forever with our family. we will see one another again soon. good-bye, my darling. a kiss. mario gomez and his 32 comrades have fulfilled that promise. against all the odds, they survived. soon they'll be coming home. >> cnn's carl penhaul joins us live from the mine site in chile. carl, the digging is done. why aren't rescuers going in there right away? >> reporter: well, really, we heard this a couple of hours ago, in fact from the minesman,

what he says is that the rescuers have got to first of all encase the first 100 yards or so of that rescue shaft, because at the top of that rescue shaft there is a risk of some rock falling lower down. he said the good news is that rescue shaft is absolutely solid. so no problems. but they'll have to test a little bit more the rescue capsule, the so-called phoenix capsule, and then what they'll do is move across some heavy lifting gear, some winches and some pulleys over that. they want to go slow to make sure everything is absolutely right. and he says about a day and a half to put the casing in. he says about two days to put the winches and pulleys in. that takes us to wednesday. and that will be the day that the first phoenix capsule goes down and the first miner comes back up, don. >> cnn's carl penhaul live for us in chile tonight. thank you for that, karl.

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people showed up. most of them students from central washington university. the police chief says the victims, all female except for one, did not take enough alcohol to cause their drunken and unconscious states. >> what made it sexual as the officers were sweeping the house for additional victims, one of the members of the sheriff's department walked in and actually observed an individual, male individual engaged in sexual activity with a semi unconscious female. so that's where the sexual assault had occurred. >> and that was the only person who was believed to be sexually assaulted, or were the other victims taken to the hospital, were they -- >> no, no indication of any other situations or incidents similar to that, no. >> witnesses tell our affiliate komo the people who got sick all used the same bottle of vodka. the police who threw the party is a student at central washington. >> it happened to our school, and it makes us look so bad for

that. so many other colleges in washington are just -- people are dying and doing [ bleep ]. we don't want our school to look like that. at all. >> only one of the overdose victims remains in the hospital. and that person is conscious. earlier this week christine o'donnell, her first interview, in fact, since she vowed not to speak to the national media. among other things, he asked her about sarah palin. i want you to take a listen. >> is sarah palin qualified to be president? >> is she running for president? >> i don't know. you tell me. >> again, hypotheticals. i don't know -- >> does she advise your campaign? >> she does not advise our campaign. >> does she give you advice? >> she gives me, you go girl, advice. don't listen to them. >> does she really tell you to speak through fox news? >> she didn't tell me personally, but i heard her say that on o'reilly.

if anyone knows about the politics of personal destruction, it's women candidates, women politicians like sarah palin. >> the rise of delaware senate candidate christine o'donnell is one of the big stories of this year's political season. she's been a hot topic for the hosts. cnn's newest hosts of parker spitzer right here on cnn. >> i think when we look at the substance of what she says here, a lot of people are going to say, you know what, we're not so sure. >> i feel for the girl a little bit. she was a sweet girl when she was on the bill maher show. she was 20 years old. if you look at some of those tapes she had a lot of personality. she's spunky and cute. she was just saying things i don't think she intended to be taken seriously. that's taken a life of its own. >> i think that is not only fair to her, but accurate. i even defended her with that sort of crazy ad "aim not a witch." she's trying to defuse a tough situation. but as you step back and get

closer to november 2nd, you say, wait a minute, there are serious issues here. i don't think she passes that threshold. >> there are a lot of people who are cute and spunky i don't want running. >> watch christine o'donnell go t toe-to-toe with her opponent. 7:30 p.m. eastern. coming up tonight on cnn, the "n" word, so many kids these days say it, but do they truly understand the source of its controversy. >> what bothers me when i heard young kids using the "n" word is it's kids as young as 5 or 6 years old. they had no concept of civil rights, of slavery. >> coming up, how one man is on a mission to educate young people on this demeaning word. ♪ ♪

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time for "what matters." a spotlight on the "n" word and its use among young blacks. we must warn you, though, this report contains language some people may find offensive. that's a warning. jarrett mathis is a young dartmouth grad who goes into community centers in new york and holds workshops educating young blacks about the "n" word and why they should stop using it. cnn's tony harris has more on his mission. >> i just wanted to start us off

talking about the "n" word. the word n-- >> reporter: jarred's goal is to teach black youth about the origins of the "n" word and educate and empower. >> i became sort of frustrated with, i think the lack of consciousness among black youth. before slavery, we were kings and queens. >> reporter: jared channeled his frustration into what started out as a college project to empower ourselves now. a series of workshops to invite and encourage dialog among young people, by closely examining elements of black history that are often left out of school books. >> this man's arm is cut off on the ground. all right? and again, people are standing around smiling. what bothered me when young kids were using the young words, they were kids as young as 5 or 6

years old. they had no concept of civil rights, no concept of slavery. >> i've seen people get hanged, laughing, calling them -- and stuff like it's cool. right now, it got me to a point that i would never even want to let the word pass my mouth again. >> pictures of the people getting hung and stuff. having a party about it. it's horrible. >> could someone tell me what the word dehumanize is? >> reporter: the discussions can be candid. >> can somebody less than what they actually are. >> a lot of kids who experience the workshop often argue it's a part of the language. but then i argue that the word is so negative, and it was such an integral part of dehumanizing our people, that you can't take something so negative and make it positive. >> reporter: tony harris, cnn,

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time to check the top stories on. police in new york are now hunting for the last suspect in brutal anti-gay hate crimes against several men. new york mayor michael bloomberg described the crime as

"torture." bank of america is putting the brakes on foreclosure sales. the bank says it will stop those sales as part of a widening investigation into flaws in the process. there are reports that some mortgage lenders seized homes without proper documentation. foreclosure freeze is expected to last several weeks. a dating website for ugly people? it might sound like a gimmick. supporters say it's all honest intentions behind ugly schmucks.com. well, it launched about three weeks ago here and in canada, and its creator told me he's had great response. and a member told me why she joined. >> i'm looking inwards, the people i want to meet. i find beauty is within the soul. and besides that, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. i leave that to each person to decide. >> what do you think, on the traditional websites they were

too focused on beauty and body and you decided to do this? >> they not only focus on beauty, material possessions, your income. things like that, that are just irrelevant to me. >> it's a unique idea. so far, we have had 2,000 registered members on the site. but we've only been alive for about a month now. >> joe deluca make sure it stays exclusive. they can vote members off if they think they're too attractive. so far, no one has been rejected. i'm don lemon at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. see you back here tomorrow night at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern. what the week with pete dominick is next. ♪

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it's been six days since the u.s. told americans to think twice before traveling to europe. five days since alana kagan heard her first case. four days since christine o'donnell told voters i'm not a witch, i'm you. so buckle up, kids, we're about to tear through all of it.

welcome to "what the week." there's a fine line between news and noise. i'm pete dominick. on this show, i'm not interested in celebrity gossip or manufactured conflict. i'm interested in the stories and irs that hit home. so i'm taking the camera to the streets to hear what americans really think of the news that shaped the week. time now to catch up on the week that was. hit it. >> formal travel advisory for all americans traveling to europe. >> the state department says avoid places where incidents may occur. >> militants torched 20 fuel trucks headed to afghanistan. the u.s. sent missiles into waziristan. >> steven hayes is convicted of murder, kidnapping and rape in the break-in and fire that led to the death of jennifer hawke-petit and her two daughters. >> it doesn't bring them back. >> a plant burst today. >> a toxic tsunami. the sludge is so caustic, it

burns right through clothes. >> roy halladay throwing a no-hitter. >> hamid karzai will find a way to end the war. >> jim jones, the national security adviser, is going to be stepping down. >> the replacement significant is going to be tom donilon. >> the unemployment rate is 9.6%. >> what was undercover? a couple things come to mind. number one, the honeybee killer has been found. since 2006, 20% to 40% of honeybee colonies have collapsed. the u.s. army and bee experts discovered a fungus and virus killing off the bees. you may be thinking, so what. here's why so what. honeybees don't just make honey, they pollinate our crops, making honeybees pretty critical to about a third of the food we eat. undercover number two. a french court ruled the law banning the burka in public

places is legal. it's going to take effect this spring. but our undercover story of the week, the war in afghanistan. you may be thinking, i heard about it all week about the anniversary. it's still not enough. if you give the average american a pop quiz on the war, the vast majority of us would fail miz raably. what language do they speak and what's the mission. i went lunch crashing on the ninth anniversary this week to find out. this is a globe. can you find afghanistan? i'll give you ten seconds. find afghanistan. go ahead. can you just try to find afghanistan on the globe for me? no? you've got ten seconds to find afghanistan. what are you laughing at? find it. afghanistan. >> right there. >> how did you do that? >> it's this way. >> want to phone a friend? put your ipad down. i've got an ipad, i'll look it up. can you find afghanistan? >> of course, i can. >> why did you say of course?

have you been there? >> no, but i watch lots of cnn and you guys are really, really informative. >> iran? afghanistan? >> i wasn't even looking in the right direction. >> no, you were in canada. >> i'm switching to fox news then. >> you have ten seconds to find afghanistan. do you know how long the u.s. military has been in afghanistan? >> about ten years, i believe. >> that's right. >> do you think we should have gone to afghanistan in the first place after september 11th, with such a large military contention? >> i think we had focused on afghanistan and iraq was -- i don't know what that was. >> you guys are former military? how do you define the mission in afghanistan? >> world peace. >> stupidity. >> why do you say that? >> i don't think we should be over there. >> why not? >> we need to worry about our country instead of somebody else's. >> do you think you can define why we're there?

>> i guess they're still looking f for -- i'd probably say still looking for osama bin laden. >> over $300 billion, ten years, to find one guy. is it worth it? >> one guy killed over 3,000 people. >> can you define the mission in afghanistan? >> originally to capture osama bin laden. am i correct? >> hawker dog, democrat or republican, we could stand another history lesson on war that's now entering its tenth year. this is my friend joey. joey's 9 years old. he lives in columbus, ohio. we've been fighting this war his whole life. the president promises to begin drawing down troops levels in july 2011 if conditions permit. but whether we begin to withdraw by next summer or not, most of us, like me, like joey, we don't directly feel it. the weight of this war will still be carried by our military

families and the communities that they live in. they're the ones sacrificing everything for this mission. give me 60 seconds to remind you what this mission is about. fact, 1,307 u.s. troops have died in afghanistan. since the war started on ost 7th, 2001, that was just four weeks after the twin towers fell, the taliban collapsed two months after u.s. boots hit the ground. it felt like victory. as attention to the war shifted, with the invasion of iraq in 2003, the taliban began to rebuild. and by 2006, the situation in afghanistan had deteriorated. the news has since has felt like a near constant stream of suicide bombings and deadly attacks. after three months of deliberation, president obama heeded the advice of his top military advisers and he went all in. he ramped up troop levels, sending thousands more into the war zone, in an effort to stabilize the fragile afghan government and prepare their security forces for self-reliance. but this year is already the

bloodiest for nato troops since the war began. and public support is slipping. according to the most recent cnn polling, 58% of americans now oppose the war. that's where we are today. nine years later. you want to learn more? stay engaged. pay attention. read this book, steve kohl's ghost wars. it's wonderful. the descent into chaos. and support gold star military families at familiesunitedusa.org. and keep watching this show. i'm not going to stop talking about this war until it's over. from the war in afghanistan, to the war on drufgs. is califnia battle over marijuana? we'll hash it out next.

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in california, a vote comes up in november on prop 19. that would legalize, regulate and tax marijuana under california law. not federal law, have you. a poll out this week suggests most voters in that state are cool with legalizing pot. but support is slipping a little. so who would be hardest hit by prop 19 being shot down? those who truly need it for

medicinal purposes, and of course the makers of snack foods. those for it see this as a way to drum up tax revenue. others see pot as a gateway to harder drugs. i hit the streets to see what the buzz was on the plant with many a name. >> reefer. >> herb. >> mary jane. >> salad. >> that's what my dad calls it. >> pot. >> i'm here in an unnamed city in an unnamed store where they have a section that sells products solely for smoking tobacco. show of hands, who knows what prop 19 is? does that ring a bell? would you vote to legalize marijuana? >> probably not. >> i probably would be against it. >> a study says it will save $8.7 billion in law enforcement. >> i think it's silly how many people we have in prison because of that. everybody does it. >> might as well legalize everything and let these people do it. >> tax it.

peopling going to do what they want to do anyway. >> that's just crazy. because people are smoking it that's no excuse to continue to do wrong. >> marijuana messes up your brain for two or three days. i worked for the railroad. >> please don't smoke marijuana ever if you're driving a choo-choo. >> there's nothing wrong it. it doesn't kill you. it's not like cigarettes that gives you cancer. it's a leaf. it's a plant. >> what does america look like if the whole country had legalized, regulated, and taxed marijuana? >> again, i think it would be better. >> i don't think we need to legalize any intoxicant. our bodies are so marvelously made by the creator that we don't need to create anything else into our bodies anyway. >> god says he gives every green bearing seed to mankind which means every seed. >> what else can god say? can you give me anything else that he has to say that doesn't have to do with the green

bearing seed? >> yeah. >> what's the spanish word for marijuana. >> marijuana. >> forbes calls her one of the most powerful women in the world, arianna huffington, and a man with almost no power whatsoever. but he is one of the wompgyest wonks for the public radio international. thanks for joining us. arianna, you're familiar with california. it is cash-strapped. let's look at the economic reasons alone for taxing marijuana. what do you think? >> for economic reasons, absolutely. it's not just the over $8 billion that it would be saving in law enforcement. it's also the over $8 billion that we would be making. by taxing marijuana. but beyond that, it's what someone else, one of your -- one of the other people you asked about it told you, which is that we are filling our jails with non-violent drug offenders, predominantly young, predominantly african-americans. that's another big reason.

and the third one is that it's a beyond a left and right issue. it has support across the political spectrum. also the support of the majority of the american people. >> todd, you're a great political analyst. you look at numbers. what do you think happens? will it pass? and a lot of people say this is the democrats' ballot initiative. gay marriage got republicans to the ballot in 2004. would this get democrats to vote this issue in california? >> look, i think this election, pete, is still going to be about jobs and the economy. it makes sense democrats are looking for ways to get people out to the polls that are not necessarily about the jobs and economy. if they're in power and the economy's in the tank, it's not going to look for them. i don't know if this is necessarily a democratic or republican issue. those polls have tightened in recent weeks. i think you've got 56% of californians now saying they're for this. the $8.2 billion savings

estimated, i think the actual numbers if marijuana were legalized in california would probably be, well, somewhat less than that. look, the actual percentage of people who are incarcerated in california for marijuana charges, is really only 1%. now, you could argue that's 1% too many if you think that marijuana is a relatively benign substance compared to alcohol, or compared to heroin or cocaine or harder substances. but it's not like half the people in jail in california are there for marijuana charges. and the police in california, from what i've been reading, and gathering from the press there, say that most of the marijuana charges come up pursuant to other charges. driving charges, weapons charges. they're not really going after people primarily for marijuana. i'm not sure about the $8 billion figure. >> that $8 billion figure is a national study from the kato institute. not just for california. let me talk about our political plague of the week. this week we're examining a disorder of intestinal

fortitude, when candidates don't debate their opponents, and instead of running to the cameras they're running from them. we're calling it ibs, irritable broadcast syndrome. will this trend continue. will politicians with ibs pull off victories in 2010 and then 2012 without taking questions? doing interviews and debating? a time-honored condition if you're a front-runner not to make a mistake, not to debate, but arianna, is this different this year? >> it is different. because this year the front runners, those running against the incumbents, they're such anger at all establishments that provided you're not the person who is now in charge, you have a good chance of winning. so that means that people like christine o'donnell does not step on a land mine by saying something which will basically

haunt her until the election, and she's said plenty of those things, but many more, they may have a chance. of winning. just because in sharron's case, that's all people are voting for. she's not even clear what her positions are. christine o'donnell, i think she's made the additional problem of doing too much already with these ads. like especially the one about i'm not a witch. >> are you a witch, arianna? >> i'm a white witch. >> todd, i know this is a stupid question. doesn't it really -- not a stupid question, doesn't it hurt the democratic process if we're not having them answer questions and debate? is there anything we can do to force them to debate and do interviews? >> of course it hurts the democratic procession. hearing candidates' positions that matter to us as voters our pocketbooks, towns, streets, our

two wars going on. those are of supreme importance. we don't demand from our politicians they debate. this election, every district is different, pete. we all know that. but the 30,000 who mentioned is about anger and emotion. if you're running on anger and emotion at the other guy, why would you debate? all you can do is step on the land mine. let the anger rise. >> the clock ran out. aryan a and todd, i love having you guys on. thanks so much for joining me today. we've got to wrap up and say good-bye. thanks a lot for coming on. >> always a pleasure, pete. >> thank you. he kept to himself. how often have you heard that after a criminal was busted? how a father of two living in suburban connect tut plots to blow up times square. right after the break. sovereign of the security line. you never take an upgrade for granted. and you rent from national.

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this all comes back to everything we've talked about tonight. t.a.r.p. and bailouts and all the stuff goes back to, what is the role of money in financing campaigns? >> it all comes back to the campaign financing. >> everything that's wrong in this country traces its way back to that. because you as an individual, your voice is -- maybe you have a bigger voice and i have a bigger voice than the average voter. but if you're a well-funded hedge fund or well-heeled corporation, you're swinging a lot more weight than 100 million people in the country. >> from my sirius xm radio. t.a.r.p. ended this week. speaking of this week, another piece of big news, pakistani american, we know this guy, he was sentenced to life in prison without the chance for parole. why? because he tried to blow up his suv in times square. that will actually do it. this is you are here.

this is faisal shahzad's nice home here in shelton, connecticut, where he lived with his wife and two kids. april 2009, faisal shahzad gets naturalized as an american citizen. then he went to pakistan where he learned how to make a bomb, make a weapon. luckily he wasn't a very good student, because there's his bomb that didn't go off. thanks to a couple of good samaritans who saw that car smoking. they saw something and they said something. wow. it worked. that's great. and about two days later, faisal shahzad was on an airplane trying to get out of the country but he was nabbed by police. they brought him in. he waives his rights, apparently. and sings like a bird. gave actual intelligence to the authorities. about a month and a half later, faisal shahzad finds himself

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sometimes what people does makes the news, sometimes it doesn't. these people are much better than me. this alfredo. he was an illegal immigrant taking weeds in california. he went to community college and

learned english. then earned a scholarship to harvard will medical school. when i was in college, i wanted to be the best resident assistant in my dorm. dr. q, you are way better than me. this is alex dar ro, 16 years old, this week he started a website to raise money to fight diseases in children. when i was 16, i just wanted to get my license. two days after i did, i drove into a ditch. alex, you're much better than i was when i was 16. this guy, well, i don't know, he's not very good, he's eating a doughnut. victor perez is our next contestant. he is the unemployed california man who rescued an 8-year-old girl abducted outside her home. a real-life hero. he was honored by governor schwarzenegger. i've never rescued anybody or anything. these two guys, they're professors from england who this week won the nobel prize for physics by creating the thinnest, strongest material

known to mankind. these guys are way better than me. this week i actually created this. right here. a jack-o'-lantern with my daughters. then i actually burnt my hand when i put the candle in. these guys are way better than me. you think comedy is just fun and games? not if you're a politician. each week we highlight the harshest political commentary. one delivered punchline and the best laid talking points can be totally knocked out by laughter. we call it roasted. nobody seems to have been roasted more than christine o'donnell. >> i'm not a witch. i'm nothing you've heard. i'm you. >> i'm you. that's the message she was trying to get out to delaware voters. but here's what happened when the comedians got ahold of it. >> this christine o'donnell she has a new campaign ad where she says she is not a witch.